okay. so maybe it's not the first time i've been treated like this before. So i shouldn't have any problem getting over this. So how come i still felt tears welling in my eyes [literally, not figuratively, much to my horror] while i was standing outside the lift? How come i had to swallow it back, along with my pride and my 'face', which was bitterly humilated and massacred and left lying on the floor?

Trying to view this in an impartial and unbiased manner, i would say this is a problem with management. It's not for me to pinpoint any single person. but, Obviously you can't tell people to come for an interview at a lousy time, at an extremely god-forsaken place, have them waking up at ridiculous hours to prepare for it [taking into account the travel time and finding the damn place, and worrying about being late for the whole damn thing], then just tell them that,

oh? the position is closed.

me: *shocked, alarmed, flabbergasted*

person: you called on friday? No, we only had our interview on that day.

Me: *looks lost* But the person told me monday was fine...she told me to come on monday...

person: *looks annoyed* sorry the position is taken

me: .... never mind. *walks away*

i can't believe i just did that. just walked away. without an argument. without a fight.
just swallowed my bitterly trampled pride and walked away. The worst part was not even being able to make it for the interview because the person screwed my appointment time. it wouldn't have been such a pain if i went for the interview but didn't make the cut. At least there would have been no regrets.

And then i don't know what to do next. i really really want to hate the bookworm company an boycott their books [im never going to read a single story to my children, should i have any in future, and should the bookworm company not become bankrupt before i have children], badmouth them, spread bad rumours about them, go around telling people that their management sucks, blah blah...

then i realise fish and co is the same.
you go for the interview at the HQ, they say ok, they tell you to report to a store at a certain time and date, then you report at that time and date, and you re totally unexpected. then they tell you they re so busy they cant train you so they ask you to go home and come another day. and of course they say they ll call to arrange a date.

which never happens.



you feel like a fool because you ve wasted your time and effort. you feel like a fool because you ve wasted your bus trips and money. worst of all, you feel silly and stupid because your existence has been totally and completely ignored.

the only kind of sickening thing i can do now is ensure that, should i ever make it to the management level of any corporation, i should never ever let this kind of bad experience befall upon any of my potential employees.



Because, really, you wouldnt want it to happen to you.